SOCHI, Russia (Interstat) — Sergei Vl. Ivanov made 33 saves and Valentin Zykov scored as SKA Saint Petersburg defeated HC Sochi 1-0 in a Kontinental Hockey League game Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, at Bolshoy Ice Dome in Nizhneimeretinskaya Bukhta, Russia. Zykov’s goal, assisted by Ignat Lutfullin and Alexei Maklyukov, provided the only offense. Ivanov stopped all 33 shots he faced. Zykov added two shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. Lutfullin had an assist, one shot and one hit. Maklyukov recorded one assist. SKA’s Daniil Miromanov had three shots, Yegor Savikov had five shots and Danil Aimurzin had two shots. Sochi’s Georgy Solyannikov recorded five shots. Matvei Guskov had four shots and three hits, while Gage Quinney added two shots and two hits. Ivanov was SKA’s top star. SKA improved to 4-1-0. Sochi dropped to 0-3-0. Attendance was 5,968. SKA next plays Shanghai Dragons on Tuesday. Sochi hosts CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.